Chapter 4: Promises
Ragnar remained rooted on the same spot as the crowd pressed around him, making all sorts of excited noises.
The grieving parents of the deceased baby also managed faint smiles. Though still deeply sorrowful over their child’s death, they rejoiced with the others at Ragnar’s resurrection.
"What is wrong with these people?"
Ragnar couldn’t stop himself from whispering the question.
He wondered if the people in the original game world lacked any logic.
How could they so quickly believe in resurrection?
Ragnar felt a splitting headache from simply trying to understand the thought process of these people.
But on the other hand, he felt relieved that he had been able to convince the crowd without much effort on his side.
"If they actually believe I resurrected from the dead then it would be very easy for me to take them under my control and make them do whatever I ask!" Ragnar began to accept the new scenario.
"I can send them on difficult, life-threatening errands and claim it’s a message from the ancestors they worship. My new position as their leader would be much easier, and if I should start awakening supernatural abilities and strength from the system, it wouldn’t be much of a surprise to them—they might even conclude that the ancestors are blessing me with power to rule!"
Ragnar’s thoughts began to wander as he realized the bright advantages his situation had brought him.
A smile adorned his face as he imagined everything he could do—he could even convince all the beautiful women to marry him and blame it on the ancestors... COUGH!